All Balls and Glitter: My Life [Hardcover]

Explosive revelations, backstage gossip and lots of theatrical excess are generously seasoned with spicy secrets of his own murky past and make this book exactly what one might expect from this larger than life character.
--reFRESH, Jan / Feb 09 issue

"With his autobiography causing a stir - thanks to Craig's tales of his time as a rent boy, a drag queen and a happily married heterosexual"

"Reading Craig's bizarre but heartbreaking life story, he's more stiletto in the glitter than stig in the mud!"

"explosive" ... "a scandalous story coupled with Craig's trademark honesty"

"Craig Revel Horwood is always more than happy to tell it like it is - and he's done just that in his autobiography"

"he lifts the lid on his racy past and his co-stars"

"very frank"

"Craig writes affectionately about his larger-than-life family - including a hard-drinking, shotgun-waving father"

As the most outspoken judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Craig Revel Horwood is no stranger to controversy and is notorious for his cutting put-downs and often brutal honesty. In "All Balls and Glitter", Craig turns the spotlight on himself and is at his most candid yet. Craig tells his remarkable life story, beginning with his childhood in Australia, and spills the secrets of his celebrity encounters. Discover the sordid tale of his escape from his small-town home in Ballarat, aged just fifteen, to embark on a career as a song-and-dance man (and drag queen), and how his family past came back to haunt him. Uncover the intimate secrets of his straight marriage and gay relationships, and the treachery and heartbreak that accompanied them. And hear all the details about Craig's fascinating career as a performer, choreographer, director and, most recently, as a TV star on Strictly, Fame Academy and Celebrity MasterChef. Craig has scaled the heights of show business and has worked with such legends as Dame Judi Dench, Julie Andrews, John Barrowman, Tina Turner and Olivia Newton John. "All Balls and Glitter" is unmissable, packed with breathtaking backstage gossip and showbiz secrets from one of the most captivating men on television.